Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
Welcome back to another exciting edition of Get Rec’d! I do a lot of recommending and not all of it is romance. Here is a selection of things I’ve recommended in the last couple weeks. There are two romances, but some interesting literary fiction with surrealism and Gothic elements. Get any good recommendations lately? Any books you’d love to share?
It’s October! My favorite time of year! For me, this is the start to cozy reading. Here’s what we’re kicking off the month with at SBTB HQ: Elyse: I’ve been knitting A LOT lately so I haven’t been reading as much. I’ve been rereading 52 Weeks of Socks by Laine. Sarah: I just re-read Hither Page by Cat Sebastian, and it was just as lovely the second time. Susan: That’s a weird coincidence because I … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? October 2022, Part One
So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park is $2.99! This is a contemporary romance and was mentioned in a previous Hide Your Wallet. As an aside, I’ve done a few events with Park for their books and they are a damn delight.
Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty is the first in the Midsolar Murders series, and is out this week! Amanda and I both really liked Station Eternity, so we were very excited to ask a bunch of questions! We talk about the absence of grief in the aftermath of murder in some mystery series, how aliens in Lafferty’s world perceive humans (spoiler: wet) and how a sentient ship is both creepy and comforting. Worry not, this … Continue reading 531. Solving Murder in Space with Mur Lafferty
Love, Chai, and Other Four Letter Words by Annika Sharma is $1.99! This is book one in the Chai Masala Club series. Another book has been announced in the series and it’s due out in May. Have you read this one?
This Rec League request is for my lovely friend Emma. Being my pal has its perks! We were playing our weekly game of Power Wash Simulator and talking about books. Emma mentioned this was one of her favorite tropes and to help her get over the hump of a bad week, I thought it’d be lovely to bestow some book recs upon her. However, this trope isn’t in my house of wheels. We’re looking for lots of … Continue reading The Rec League: It’s Always Been You
Hey all! Did you know it’s Wednesday?! I’m in the midst of fall allergies! They aren’t as bad as my spring ones, but I still hate them. I never had fall ones in Florida, so it’s a nice, fun surprise every year for me. My partner and I hit up our first apple orchard for our apple cider donut tour of new England. We event made a grading rubric for the donuts! For our first … Continue reading Links: Muppets, Flutes, & More
Wrapped Up In You by Jill Shalvis is $1.99! This is the eighth book in the Heartbreaker Bay contemporary romance series. It’s also a small town holiday romance. Shalvis is an autobuy for a lot of readers and I know Elyse has had good experiences with her holiday romances specifically.
Crystal Anne With An E comes to us from a sunny clime, though she is an indoor cat that prefers to remain pale. She is an autism consultant by day, and recently completed a degree in information science, mostly because she could and it was fun. She likes to read (obviously), watch TV while cross-stitching something geeky, play video games, beg her plants not to die in the hell heat of summer, and walk while … Continue reading Guest Review: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis
RECOMMENDED: Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron is $1.99! Kiki reviewed this one and gave it an A-:
I cannot emphasize enough how hungry this book will make you.
Accidentally Engaged might be my top pick for “don’t read while hungry.” Between our heroine Reena’s bread baking (there’s rye, there’s challah, there’s an ongoing battle with a sourdough starter) and her Indian and East African cooking, I was craving a feast pretty much the whole time I was reading this book.
